JAZZ QUEST Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Chisnallwood Big Band and Combo who both received silver awards at JazzQuest last weekend!


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MUSIC DATES for TERM 3

JULY

• Sunday July 25 Jazz Quest
• Wed July 28 Nola Mills with the Jazz Combo in assembly

AUGUST

• Mon August 2nd Burnside High Choral Roadshow at Chisnallwood 11am - 11.30
• Thursday August 19th Massed Festival Choir rehearsal 12.30 - 2.45 @ Christ's College
• Friday August 20th 12noon and 1.45pm - drumming concert with workshop at lunchtime for drummers. (Dylan Elise)
• Friday August 20th 7pm Celebration of Taonga Puoro at Chisnallwood presented by Richard Nunns and Brian Flintoff
• Sat/Sun Aug 21/22 Taonga Puoro workshops at Chisnallwood
• Mon August 23rd 9.30am Jazz Band @ Opening of South Island Sports Tournament (Netball Centre, Hagley Park)
• Monday August 23rd 11am combined orchestra rehearsal with Windsor Primary
• Monday August 23rd 7pm Combined Fundraiser Concert with Windsor Primary @ Chisnallwood
• Thursday August 26th 1.45 - 2.30 Over 65's Concert "Afternoon Delights" at the Christchurch Music Centre (Jazz and Chamber) $5 audience
• Tuesday August 31st 6.45pm Cultural Festival (Pasifika and Ruia Te Kakano)

SEPTEMBER

• Wed Sept 1st 1pm - 2pm Ukulele Group @ Town Hall - Cultural Festival
• Wed Sept 1st 4pm - 5.30pm "Jazz for Juniors" with Roger Fox @ Cashmere High. Cost $10 student
• Thursday Sept 2nd 11am. Roger Fox to visit Chisnallwood and work with our jazz band.
• Mon Sept 5th 10am - 10.45 Under 5s Concert "Tiny Tapping Toes" at the Christchurch Music Centre. $4 audience child, carers free
• Thursday Sept 16th Kids In Town, ChCh Art Gallery - Jazz, Chamber
• Mon - Thur or Friday Sept 20th- 23rd or 24th - Jazz Band Tour Tour to Dunedin to run workshops and performances

Details of events will updated at http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces.com

JAZZ QUEST

Here are the details for the Chisnallwood Jazz Bands for Sunday July 25th.

Chisnallwood Combo 1.30pm

Chisnallwood combined Big Band 2.30pm
The combo should be at CPIT jazz school by 1pm - go straight to the warmup room JZ225.

The Big Band should arrive by 1.30 to hear the combo (top floor), then proceed to the warmup room JZ225 at 2pm where they prepare for their performance at 2.30pm.

The session runs from 1.30 - 4.30 and it is the expectation that students remain for the entire session where possible.

Here is a link to a map for CPIT Jazz School, corner of Madras and High Streets.

Please check http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces/Jazz+Band as any change of details will be put there! There is also a full schedule of bands there which can be downloaded!

There will be about 24 bands playing over the weekend from secondary schools in ChCh, Waimea and Auckland. The whole event runs on Sat and Sunday 24th and 25th from 9.30am - 4.30pm.

The aududicator is Claude Askew, former drummer with the US AirForceBand and Airmen of Note.

Entry to the public is gold coin donation.

Performances in July

ORGAN SOCIETY CONCERT

Sunday July 18th, 2pm at Opawa Baptist Church 285 Wilsons Rd - cnr Hastings St East and Wilsons Rd

The Jazz Band and Chamber Ensemble have been invited to perform a 20 minute bracket at the Organ Society Concert on at 2pm. The concert runs from 2 - 4pm with an interval and Chisnallwood is on in the first half. Entry $5 (free for performers)

JAZZQUEST

This event runs the weekend of July 24th and 25th at CPIT Jazz School

Both the Chisnallwood Big Band and Combo will be performing 20 minute brackets on Sunday afternoon. Gold coin entry for public.

Check http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces.com/Jazz+Band as more details will be posted as they become available.